G/TBT/N/USA/1766/Add.1  
 
10 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  10 May 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Definitions for General Service Lamps  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 9 May 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 8 July 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-09/html/202 2-09480.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-09/pdf/2022 -09480.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_3343_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Definitions for General Service Lamps  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: On 19 January 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published two final rules 
(notified as G/TBT/N/USA/878/Add.8  and G/TBT/N/USA/878/Add.9 ) and adopting revised definitions 
of general service lamp ("GSL") and general service incandescent lamp ("GSIL"), and other 
supplemental definitions, to go into effect 1 January 2020. ("January 2017 Final Rules"). Prior to 
that effective date, on 5 September 2019, DOE withdrew the revised definitions of GSL, GSIL, and 
the other supplemental definitions (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/874/Add.13  and 
G/TBT/N/USA/1440/Add.2 ). Upon further review and consideration, on 19 August 2021, DOE 
 
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  published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") proposing to amend the definitions of GSL, 
GSIL and the other supplemental definitions as previously set forth in the January 2017 Final Rules. 
DOE responds to comments received on the NOPR in this final rule and adopts the definitions of GSL 
and GSIL and the associated supplemental definitions set forth in the January 2017 Final Rules as 
proposed in the NOPR.  
DATES: The effective date of this rul e is 8 July 2022. The incorporation by reference of other material 
listed in this rulemaking was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on 23 March 2009.  
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1766  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0012. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-STD-
0012/document  and provides access to primary and supporting  documents as well as comments 
received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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